Titan, for all his defiant words about leaving Whisper Caverns, had in fact stayed around the meadow. He forced himself away form the borders he knew so well. Away form the territory he had grown up in, but somehow couldn't make the jump out of the meadow itself towards the willow forest where he was mean to go.

I'm such a wuss. the dark wolf growled at himself before a large yawn escaped his maw. The young Thorben had slept in the hushed field the previous night watching familiar sights go by. Sights that included the robins who invaded the meadow every morning, the rabbits and hares who flit around the undergrowth eating clover, and the deer who crept out of the forest early morning to eat the dew filled grasses.

Titan wondered how much he was going to miss these sights and the hushed noises of the meadow. However, the shadows of the forests called to him; maybe because he was so used to the darkness of the caverns. Either way, the youth wanted to have something around him. The meadow was too open. He always felt as if the sky would swallow him out here.

For the short time as a pup that he had lived within Cut Rock River's cedar forest he had felt oddly at home traveling through the thick forest. Like the caves and tunnels he was used to, the trees would close in around him making the yearling feel safe and comfortable. Maybe the forest will be nice, over in the willow wolves territory. he wondered quietly whether he would ever find a place he truly felt comfortable in.

The smell of a wolf encroached the dark lads senses. Tipping his head upward to look over the high grass and scent the air, Titan recognized the familiar smell of a Whisper Caverns pack wolf. Not my pack mate anymore... He thought before realizing that he still smelled of the pack. Titan had only left yesterday so Ash, Narime, Yuka, and all of the others cloy scents still perfumed his coat. Should I stay away? or greet them? the question voiced itself within his head as Titan placed his paws beneath him and stood up. Shaking the dew and bits of grasses off his coat, the dark wolf stretched each leg in turn before releasing the tension in his back.

Looking around for the wolf he didn't recognize, Titan's blue orbs narrowed as they flitted between the clumps of grasses, wildflowers, and sedges that filled the area near him.

"Speech here."

Ah, there she is... He surprised himself as his blue gaze settled on a well hidden shape in the grass. Her coat well adapted for hiding in the shadows of the long grasses, whereas his stuck out a little more due to those silver guard hairs. His shining eyes were met with her pretty green ones, a slightly different shade of green from Danica's, as Titan shifted uncomfortably. He hadn't decided if he actually wanted to meet this she wolf yet before spotting her.

Rolling his dark shoulders a bit then giving the she wolf an impish smile, Titan listened politely as she approached and greeting him. He forced his tail to wag and show her that he was friendly despite the meeting being a bit awkward for him.

"Heh, Hi Tiny, I'm Titan. Titan Thorben." He answered her finally deciding that it might be nice to chat with someone. He flashed her a charming smile before turning his gaze to the meadow and viewing the calm scenery. "Are you hunting ma'am?" He asked trying not to take notice of just how small she was compared to him. It was like looking at a big pup and that fact seriously distracted him. He thought about how different it would be to live that short and tried to see the good points of it.

She's probably real good at hunting little things unlike me. He thought quietly while waiting for the pint sized she wolf to answer. The girl seemed really nice and the young lad always liked hanging around nice wolves.

Titan watched as the blackish she wolf smiled shyly. Quiet wolves always allowed the dark Thorben to feel more at ease with himself and other wolves around him. He could be more confident in the way he talked and acted. Taking charge of the situation, Titan became his regular outgoing self trying to act cool and professional while speaking well of himself and others. He dipped his head in greeting after seeing her tail swish over the plant life.

Looking in the direction she glanced to and sniffing the air curiously, Titan suddenly realized that Tiny had been hunting a rabbit before his appearance. He felt a little bad about messing up her breakfast and as she asked him about what he was doing the dark wolf shrugged.

"I was napping until a little while ago, but now..." He paused as his stomach rumbled. He definitely wanted to eat. However as he smelled the air full of faint and fresh rabbit and hare scents, Titan couldn't help but shake his head at that idea. Ever since he had grown from puppyhood the youth had never been able to fill his stomach with a single rabbit. As it was the last time he had caught a rabbit he had been a bit shorter and had weighed much less than he did now. Titan was fairly sure he wouldn't be able to go around catching rabbits for himself. Which meant that he would have to find lunch elsewhere despite the meadow being full of the tiny creatures.

"I suppose I'm going to head out and hunt too." He smiled warmly before turning his head to view the landscape. The golden hills coated in grains, flowers, and other plants flowed in the breeze as if the two wolves were caught in a golden river. Titan couldn't smell any other prey, but his eyes did pick out something to their right. The object moved against the current of golden grasses making it more noticeable. If the thing hadn't been moving Titan nor the she wolf probably would have noticed it. Since the young deer's coat blended in so well with the background.

"Now that's something I can hunt." Titan licked his lips then looked back to Tiny. He used his nose to gesture towards the right half of the field. A young deer, an older fawn, was jumping around the edges of the meadow. Occasionally it would stop and look around as if it was curious about a noise, but as far as Titan could see the infant had no mother around. Nor was their a herd near it either.

"You want to help take it down?" Titan asked before locking his gaze on the fawns position. He didn't want to lose it in the grass and never find it again.

post 1/8 for hunting---1/3 for tracking

Titan grinned wide as the she wolf accepted his invitation to hunt. It wasn't his first hunt with other wolves, but it was only his second hunt dealing with deer. Even if it was a fawn Titan's ability would be tested since it was only the two of them going after it. Though the dark wolf was brimming with confidence since their target was much smaller than the deer he and the rest of the cavern wolves had hunted. Titan was sure that they would be able to catch this little creature easily.

If only he knew that this little fawn would be quite fast and agile.

Titan started forward lowering himself in the grass to hide himself from the little deer. Unfortunately his view of the creature was cut off as he did this causing the male to lift his head once more to pin-point the prey's direction.

Crap where'd it go? His mistake caused the youth to lose the animal in the grass. It was still there, or at least he hoped it was. However it's coat color was blending the currently still creature in extremely well with its environment. The wolves would have to use their noses and track the animal to its exact location first.

Remembering the general area that they had last seen the fawn, Titan took note of the wind so that he could travel down wind of the little deer. He carefully moved himself closer keeping to the shadows as much as possible until the wind was blasting him in the face. As he moved into position the scent of fawn became stronger. Strong enough to signal that it was ahead of them, but where exactly was it?

"Speech here."